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Water Rescue Near Fish Creek Sunday
There was an emergency call for a water rescue Sunday afternoon near Fish Creek. At about 1:15PM, a 22-foot pleasure boat with two occupants was offshore from Weborg Point when it lost power. Just then, the wind picked up considerably. Gibraltar Fire Chief Andy Bertges explains what happened… Boats responded to the incident from the Gibraltar and Ephraim Fire Departments, but it was the Peninsula … Continue reading
Brushfire in Town of Gibraltar
Monday’s high winds created a brush fire in the Town of Gibraltar Monday afternoon. Shortly before 3:30 pm, a fire call was made for a brush fire on County Road “EE”, just west of Longview Road. The property owner had a burn permit and conducted a brush pile fire last Thursday, after which he concluded the fire by covering it with dirt. Four days later, … Continue reading
2 Fires in DC Saturday with Dry Conditions
With the exposed dry dead grass everywhere and the high winds this last weekend, the high fire danger was evident in Door County with two fire calls Saturday afternoon. First, shortly after 1:00 pm, there was a grass fire in the pasture area of a coral on Spring Road near Fish Creek. The homeowner was testing how dry the grass was and attempted lighting a … Continue reading